Thanksgiving video
Here’s a video that ClassLife did on me for Thanksgiving… enjoy! You can check out some photos from my big Thanksgiving dinner on Facebook.
Holidays and Parties
Stuffed Roast Turkey – Illustrated
You’ll have to pardon my sketch, here. I don’t have a descent picture of a turkey, and won’t have one until Friday, but I…
Chocolate Birthday Cake with Espresso Frosting
Here’s the recipe for my birthday present to myself this year: a heavenly-rich dark chocolate layer cake with an espresso buttercream frosting… Happy Birthday…
Peanut Butter Cups for Halloween
Click here to see the video of this recipe on the site of L’Espresso. I was recently charged with the difficult task of coming…
A Faraway Fourth
My Uncle John’s ranch house before the 4th of July party. Foto by my cousin Jim Drought. Ooops! It was the Fourth of July…
Easter Lambycakes, or Coconut Cupcakes
I wasn’t the biggest Easter fan as a child. The day usually began with my mother having a nervous breakdown over a disastrous lamb…
“Red” Velvet Valentine Cupcakes
I’m mad at these cupcakes… and I rarely get angry with desserts. These little suckers, however, really frustrated me. Not that they’re bland or…
Christmas gifts for the American kitchen
It happens every year, but it never ceases to surprise me: it’s almost Christmas time again. For me this means stuffing my suitcase full…
Thanksgiving for 30!
As much as I love to cook in my own kitchen, with my own music playing and utilizing all my own beloved pots, pans,…
Thanksgiving in a Box
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. It’s not all apparently wrapped up in frantic consumerism nor blind patriotism nor any particular religion, though of…